(heraldry, of arms, not comparable) Originally, being arms which a person had a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now, those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.
Forward or presumptuous.
Held as true or valid without evidence.
astipulate
astipulate
verb
(obsolete) To assent.
audiotapes
audiotapes
noun
plural of audiotape
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
autopepsia
autostoper
autotypies
autotypies
noun
plural of autotypy
beautyship
bepastured
bepastured
adj
Furnished with pasture land.
bipetalous
bipetalous
Adjective
Having two petals.
bistipuled
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bluepoints
bluepoints
noun
plural of bluepoint
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
bubbletops
bubbletops
noun
plural of bubbletop
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
buttercups
buttercups
noun
plural of buttercup
capsulated
capsulated
adj
Enclosed in a capsule
carpodetus
cephalotus
composture
composture
noun
A kind of plaster.
Composition, makeup, formation.
Compost, composted manure.
conspectus
conspectus
noun
A detailed survey or overview of a subject.
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
corruptest
corruptest
adj
superlative form of corrupt: most corrupt
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of corrupt
counterspy
counterspy
noun
A spy working in counterintelligence.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out counterespionage.
crispature
crispature
noun
The state of being crispate.
cupidities
cupidities
noun
plural of cupidity
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
deceptious
deceptious
adj
(obsolete) Tending to deceive.
departures
departures
noun
plural of departure
depastured
depastured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depasture
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
deputising
deputising
verb
present participle of deputise
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
despiteous
despiteous
adj
Dispiteous.
Full of contempt or ill will; opprobrious; insulting.
despumated
despumated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despumate
deutoplasm
deutoplasm
noun
(biology) The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance.
dipetalous
dipetalous
adj
(botany) Having two petals.
dipneustal
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
dispiteous
dispiteous
adj
(archaic, literary) Not showing mercy or pity.
disputable
disputable
adj
Of opinions, propositions or questions, subject to dispute; not settled.
disputeful
disreputed
disreputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrepute
disreputes
disreputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrepute
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disrupture
disrupture
noun
Alternative form of disruption
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
duplicates
duplicates
noun
plural of duplicate
ectocarpus
emplastrum
enraptures
enraptures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enrapture
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
epiphytous
epipterous
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
eptatretus
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
espiritual
estipulate
estipulate
adj
Alternative form of exstipulate
eucalyptus
eucalyptus
noun
A greenish colour, like that of a eucalyptus leaves.
Any of many trees, of genus Eucalyptus, native mainly to Australia.
euphuistic
euphuistic
adj
Of or pertaining to euphuism.
eurypterus
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exceptious
exceptious
adj
(obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining.
exculpates
exculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exculpate
expurgates
expurgates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expurgate
exspuition
exspuition
noun
(obsolete) The act of spitting.
exsuperate
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fourposter
fourposter
noun
Alternative form of four-poster (“type of bed”)
guideposts
guideposts
noun
plural of guidepost
haematopus
hatshepsut
hatshepsut
Proper noun
An ancient Egyptian queen (1508–1458 BCE).
hephaestus
heptanchus
hippurites
hippurites
noun
plural of hippurite
hotspurred
housekkept
housepaint
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
impostures
impostures
noun
plural of imposture
impunities
impunities
noun
plural of impunity
impurities
impurities
noun
plural of impurity
inculpates
inculpates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate
indisputed
indisputed
adj
(obsolete) Undisputed.
interpause
interpause
adj
Between pauses.
noun
An intermission.
interrupts
interrupts
noun
plural of interrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interrupt
isopterous
isopterous
adj
Having the wings equal.
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
juxtaposed
juxtaposed
adj
Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of juxtapose
juxtaposes
juxtaposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of juxtapose
leucoplast
leucoplast
noun
(biology) An organelle found in certain plant cells, a non-pigmented category of plastid with various biosynthetic functions.
lupinaster
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
maupertuis
mesopectus
mesopectus
noun
A type of sclerite in some hymenopterans
metacarpus
metacarpus
noun
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
metapectus
miscompute
miscompute
noun
An erroneous computation.
verb
To compute erroneously.
mousetraps
mousetraps
noun
plural of mousetrap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mousetrap
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
multiplies
multiplies
noun
plural of multiply
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of multiply
multispeed
multispeed
adj
Capable of operating at multiple speeds.
neurospast
neurospast
noun
A puppet.
nonsuspect
nonsuspect
noun
One who is not a suspect.
notopterus
opuntiales
outpension
outpension
noun
A public pension granted to one not required to live in a charitable institution.
outpleased
outpleased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outplease
outpraised
outpraised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpraise
outpressed
outpressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpress
outpresses
outpresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpress
outpromise
outpromise
verb
(transitive) To make more or better promises than.
outpursued
outsharpen
outskipped
outskipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outskip
outspanned
outspanned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outspan
outsparkle
outsparkle
verb
To exceed in sparkling.
outspeaker
outspeaker
noun
One who speaks out.
outspelled
outspelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outspell
outspinned
outspreads
outspreads
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspread
outstepped
outstepped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outstep
paedeutics
paedeutics
noun
Alternative form of paideutics
paideutics
paideutics
noun
(dated) The science or art of teaching.
palustrine
palustrine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or thriving in marshy habitats.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
parthenius
pasteurian
pasteurian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1822–1895), French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.
pasteurise
pasteurise
verb
(transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.
pasteurism
pasteurism
Proper noun
The prevention of certain diseases by successive inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.
pasteurisation
pasteurize
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.